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1、2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题(I)第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。TheCoolestInventionsAnOceansVacuum(吸尘器)There’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.It’sbiggerthanTexasandgrowing.Thewaytocleanitupnowistocatchitwithnets.Thatisbothc
2、ostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposesa62-mile-longfloatingbarrierthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear’strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartinxx.Itcouldreducethetrashby42%over10years.Easy-OnShoesInxx,MatthewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentan
3、otetoNike.“Mydreamistogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeoneingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothechallenge.Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirsolution:theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor$130.AnAirportforDrones(无人机)AsAma
4、zon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice,thereisonebigquestion:Whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?Rwanda,inAfrica,mayhavetheanswer.There,workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”.Thegoalsistomakeiteasiertotransportfood,medicalsupplies,electronics,andothergoodsthroughthehillyc
5、ountryside.Constructionissettobepletedinxx.21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum?A.ItcanbeputintowideusesoonB.ItcangrowyearbyyearC.ItcantearplasticintopiecesD.Itcanbeamoney-saver22.WhatdoweknowaboutNike?A.Itprovidescustomer-friendlyservicesB.ItisdesigningnewshoesfrequentlyC.Itoffersfreeshoest
6、othedisabledD.ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpassively23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”?A.BecausetheyarereceptivetonewtechnologyB.BecausetherearetoomanydronesC.Becausethey’reeasiertoconstructthanroadsD.BecauseroadtravelthereisroughBWithfivebreakout(破纪录的)games,JeremyLinhasbeetheNBA’sneweststar.
7、IntheNewYorkKnicks'92-85wonovertheLosAnglesLakerslastSaturday,Linhadacareer-high38points.Adaylater,heledtheKnickstotheirfifthvictory,100-98toMinnesotaTimberwolves.Inhispreviousgames,Lin,23,had23pointsagainsttheWashington,25pointsagainst
